The “Rainbow Nation” is two best friends sharing their experiences and opinions as a Lesbian parent and a single Indigenous Gay man in a small north west town in British Columbia, Canada. There are special guests weekly from across the Rainbow spectrum that share their stories with us.
Episodes
Sep 11, 2019
Sep 11, 2019
52 min
Welcome to season 2! Russel and Christine are back and lamenting on the Summer with their activities (Russel's adventures in baking and Christine's continuing with her Masters degree !! ) . Is there such a thing as Pride burnout ? Netflix and other streaming services are welcomed with the pre-hibernation of Fall.
Russel & Christine get a phone call and are able to talk to Ivan Coyote, before their journey to the Northwest on their "Small town, short stories" tour. They talk about growing up in a small community and their inspiration for starting their storytelling journey. They talk about the differences from presenting work before the age of instant gratification and social media and the pitfalls that can come with it. They also talk about what's coming up with Ivan's work and the exciting exploration of how it is presented. To find out more on Ivan Coyote, their work and the upcoming tour stops, visit ivancoyote.com
Rainbow Nation is very grateful to have been able to talk to Ivan and can't wait to meet them in person!
Aug 9, 2019
Aug 9, 2019
37 min
Russel ventures to Vancouver for Pride in August 2019. Marcia Guno takes over the podcast to interview Russel the day of the parade. Before the parade, after the parade and even gets to interview Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training Vancouver-Mount Pleasant. The wrap up at the end of the day is book ended with Russel & Christine listening to the 'In and Out' podcast from Pride 2019 for the first time. All in a word: phenomenal. <3 ∞
May 30, 2019
May 30, 2019
27 min
Woohoo! We made it to episode 13 of Rainbow Nation Podcasts! Christine & Russel review the amazing first season of this awesome project. Rainbow Nation will be taking a break over the summer, but will be back in the fall with some great guests and possibly different format .
Enjoy the wrap up and don't forget to stream the other episodes on iTunes, Spotify or Podbean.
love, peace & rainbows <3
Apr 19, 2019
Apr 19, 2019
1hr 3 min
It's the 12th episode of Rainbow Nation and we have Andrea Wilmot joining us to talk about her role in the field of nursing. She is a Diabetes Educator "Clinical Educator for Chronic Disease" and chats with us about Smithers, what keeps her grounded in Prince Rupert and self care .
Mar 2, 2019
Mar 2, 2019
43 min
Suzo is an artist living in Prince Rupert. She invited us to her studio to chat and we picked her brain about her pieces, what she would like to see happen with artists and their work and what's changed from her earlier works to now.
Feb 13, 2019
Feb 13, 2019
42 min
We had the chance to sit down and chat with Chanelle Tye, who is the BC SOGI (Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity) Lead (She/Her/Hers). We talk about SOGI’s brand new video series, their website and what Intersectionality is. Chanelle has visited the north and plans to come back this spring. She guides districts all over the province on SOGI and ways to support LGBT2Q+ youth in schools. We had a great conversation and discussed the latest quending! Also, Russel's dog Cooper makes his podcast debut!
Feb 4, 2019
Feb 4, 2019
42 min
Gabby De Lucca, a Speech & Language Pathologist working in School District 52 and fabulous Ally, joins the Rainbow Nation podcast for some conversations around her job and her ambitions to help with the local GSA groups in Prince Rupert and some other tidbits she's experienced since coming to Prince Rupert.
Jan 11, 2019
Jan 11, 2019
47 min
Our guest this week is Ronda. She is a parent in Prince Rupert that has been kind enough to come talk to us about raising a son who is transitioning, her local support network and the one she creates for others across the country. Quending is dishing about Ricky Martin, Alexis Stone (yassss!) , a new loonie and Kevin Hart (ugh).
Dec 10, 2018
Dec 10, 2018
40 min
Christine's pal from back in the day (Conrad Cougars Represent!) joins us from across the border to talk about her Biology Bear (that she created in response to current situations in the United States that could easily infect around the world). Have a look at the Biology Bear! She also introduces us to her Lesbian Barbie™ .
Nov 23, 2018
Nov 23, 2018
37 min
Angelo Octaviano and Kyle Hill are two registered massage therapists that have helped set up shop in Prince Rupert. We talk about their ongoing success as part of a much needed business in Prince Rupert, relationships with family and friends and drag queens!